Home›Infrastructure›Completion Era›By Century›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryThis dimension groups transport infrastructure by the era in which it was completed. Wikipedia describes infrastructure as "the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area," and each piece of it belongs to the period that actually built it. Browsing by completion era shows which projects were contemporaries, even across different modes.Facts19th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested450 BCE 119th centuryFilter Results17 entriesInfrastructure TypeAllArch, Cantilever and Girder Bridges (2)Historic and Inland Canals (1)Intercity and Transcontinental Railways (2)Major Seaports (3)Rail Tunnels (1)Ship Canals (3)Suspension Bridges (2)Urban Rapid Transit Systems (2)ModeAllCable Transport (1)Inland Waterway Transport (1)Maritime Transport (7)Rail Transport (5)Road Transport (3)Urban Transit (1)Invented ByAllFerdinand de Lesseps (1)George Stephenson (1)John Augustus Roebling (1)Thomas Telford (1)Operated ByAllCity Bridge Foundation (1)Jurong Port (1)Network Rail (1)New York City Department of Transportation (1)New York State Canal Corporation (1)PSA International (1)San Francisco Municipal Railway (1)Suez Canal Authority (1)Underground Electric Railways Company of London (1)Union Pacific Railroad (1)Pioneered ByAllAndrew Smith Hallidie (1)Benjamin Baker (1)Ferdinand de Lesseps (1)George Stephenson (1)John Augustus Roebling (1)Thomas Telford (1)StatusAllOperational (16)MaterialAllMasonry or Stone (1)Steel (3)Heritage DesignationAllInternationally Recognized (World Heritage) (1)Nationally Designated Heritage Site (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Brentford branch line19th centuryBrooklyn Bridge19th centuryCorinth Canal19th centuryErie Canal19th centuryFirst Transcontinental Railroad19th centuryForth Bridge19th centuryFrejus Rail Tunnel19th centuryKiel Canal19th centuryLiverpool and Manchester Railway19th centuryLondon Underground19th centuryMenai Suspension Bridge19th centuryPort of Hong Kong19th centuryPort of Rotterdam19th centuryPort of Singapore19th centurySan Francisco Cable Car System19th centurySuez Canal19th centuryTower Bridge19th centurySources1. Wikipedia: Royal Roadtier 2WikipediaRoyal Road, Achaemenid reconstruction, Infrastructure categoryQuote, Royal Road, Achaemenid reconstruction, Infrastructure categoryreorganized and rebuilt for trade in the 5th century BCE by the Achaemenid EmpireView the SourceGotthard Base Tunnel (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)Contains: Gotthard Base TunnelView the SourceØresund Bridge (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)Contains: Øresund BridgeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.